Emiliano Carrillo Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) Hey! I've been trying to make the KITH work every year I've been doing this so far, and this one actually worked!I forged a knife blade the other day and then spent some time trying to figure out what I should do with the handle. I saw JJ a few days ago and he told me I should do a frame handle, so I did. This has been a lightning fast build for me, with about 8 hours total in so far. All that is left is a quick hand buff of the handle and it is ready to ship out. I got some maple and walnut ground to thickness first, real good way to chew up your fingers on a belt! Cut the frame out of the maple, nice fit though I left room for epoxy. Starting the glue up I wrapped everything in hemp cord to cure Nice and blocky! Its ergonomic right?! Started bandsawing the excess material off to make my grinding easier and quicker. Look at those racing stripes! From the belt grinder Polished up to 1000 before assembly! You can't really get a feel for the wood here, but it looks pretty wonderful oiled Edited June 26, 2017 by Emiliano Carrillo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Artymko Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 That looks awesome! And happy you could join in the KITH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dougherty Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Wow, that is great. Someone will be very luck indeed to receive that one There has certainly been a really nice crop of KITH knives this year! -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEzell Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 (edited) I love it! That's some beautiful steel, is it hearth steel or bloom? Very clever handle construction... Edited June 27, 2017 by GEzell George Ezell, bladesmith" How much useful knowledge is lost by the scattered forms in which it is ushered to the world! How many solitary students spend half their lives in making discoveries which had been perfected a century before their time, for want of a condensed exhibition of what is known."Buffonview some of my work RelicForge on facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Nice laminated frame. I like that idea for the kitchen knives. “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C-S Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 That's a beauty, love that spalting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Waddell Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Looking good! Is that all your steel I see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emiliano Carrillo Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 Thanks everyone! I'm also really glad I was able to jump in this year even though I didn't have to rush it seems! George and Dan, I'm pretty sure it's just wrought though it does look a little like some of the first iron I had made, so who knows! When you have bars of this stuff around you never know, and I didn't start labeling my own material for a while after I started making it. The edge is modern steel though, hand folded pattern weld out of 15n20 and 1084. I am happy with how well the two materials match though! And thanks all! The handle was inspired by a knife I saw JJ make last year, and I've wanted to try it since then. I can't wait to see the rest finished up and for us to do the drawing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Simon Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Laminated frames with G10 for the frame and wood on the outside is really cool. Thanks for the credit E. Love the knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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